Springtime Crepe

Sarai started Colette back in 2009. She believes the primary role of a business should be to help people. Her roles include communication, strategy, and creative direction. She also edits Seamwork magazine. She often thinks and writes about the way sewing impacts our lives – through body image, identity, and social awareness.

I thought you guys might enjoy these photos of Crepe in some lovely & light colorways as we start thinking about Spring sewing more and more.

The polka dot version is made from a crisp cotton, and the white version is a lovely swiss dot with a turquoise cotton batiste sash. Swiss dot is one of my all time favorite warm weather fabrics… soft and floaty and feminine, but still casual and easy to wear.

PS: Check out Hillary’s “week of three crepes” in the forum… that’s right, she sewed three in a week!

Sarai started Colette back in 2009. She believes the primary role of a business should be to help people. Her roles include communication, strategy, and creative direction. She also edits Seamwork magazine. She often thinks and writes about the way sewing impacts our lives – through body image, identity, and social awareness.

Absolutely stunning! It’s amazing how versatile this pattern is just by simply switching up the fabric. I’m hoping to make my own Crepe up sometime in the next month or two, from a gorgeous cotton/wool challis in a dark floral. But these have me dreaming of lighter, brighter ones too! Did you underline the swiss dot version?

My goodness, are these pretty! I just have to hem my crepe, made of rather intense, raspberry-colored swiss dot. These lovely version are tricking me into thinking my dress is too dark! Unfortunately, I’ve got 2 papers to finish writing before I can get back to it :(.

Everytime I see your patterns modeled in different fabrics, it makes me want to tackle this project too. thanks for the inspiration. i also have a question for you, what is a crisp cotton and how is it different from other cotton suitable for garment sewing (voile, lawn etc). thanks Sarai